When someone we love goes to the Otherside we miss their physical presence- sometimes the passing is anticipated and sometimes it is sudden. Either way our hearts hurt as we are no longer able to hold a hand, to hug or kiss a forehead, sadness replaces joy. The human longing to reconnect mixes with our Soul’s desire to remember the truth- Our Spirit lives on. Sometimes we get the gift of an undeniable sign our loved one is somewhere reaching back to us letting us know they still exist.

Recently a woman in our community passed very suddenly from an accident, her family was in shock. No one saw it coming, no time for goodbyes. There is a different kind of sadness that comes with sudden goodbyes, laced with the if only I had said one more time…

On the day of her funeral a full rainbow graced the sky above the firehouse her husband was a member of. An undeniable sign from Spirit, the magic of color kissing the sky, a moment that her family would know she was Somewhere Over the Rainbow.